GLSA 201201-09: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/23/2012
Bugs:	#332701, #342121, #345843, #377143, #387535, #390623
ID:	201201-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, allowing remote attackers to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.

Background

FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/freetype	< 2.4.8	>= 2.4.8	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted font, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.4.8"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201201-09.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.